Detachable shoe-heel.



P. A. ISAAOSON.

DETACHABLB SHOE HEEL.

APPLICATIONPILBD 00T. 1s, 191s.

Patented Sept. 8, 1914.

.... IIII rlflll them downwardly until they receive the screw threaded ends ot' the members Q0, The -members 2O are preferably 01"' such length that they do not in any case extend to the inside of the shoe. The enlarged heads or upper ends 29- of the cylinders 2l are perfectly smooth on their upper surfaces except for the openings therein, and the slots 23 so that said heads do not inconvenience the wearer of the shoe.

My improved detachable heel has a number oi: advantages, among which are its sinn plirity of construction and its strength. The use of the U-shaped plate l5 furnishes a strong reinforcement for the plastic body le. Un account of* the construction otl lthe plate l5 with the dpenings 16 and the lugs 17, the plate is i'irmly held in position within the body le and in connection with the rods B holds Athe plate l5 and the body 14 lirmly in the proper position on the shoe. The curved rod B serves a quadruple pur pose. t helps to hold the body B against lateral movement with relation to the plate 15; it serves as a fastening means and the member 19 also serves to engage the heel member 12 when the body lll is compressed and to thereby prevent the member 20 and the cylinder 2l from being pressedE upwardly into the shoe and the form of said curved rod B is such that the rod held against rotation so that the cylinder 2l may be readily and easily secured to it.

Should the detachable heel Wear until it is desirable to remove it, any one may remove it by applying a screw driver to the cylinders 2l and another heel may be quickly andfeasiiy placed in position. The holes for the cylinders 2l and members 20 are preferably drilled butmay be formed witha nail or any sharp instrument so that anyone who desires may attach my improved heel to a shoe.

It will be understood that many changes may be. made in the details of the construction of my device without departing from its essential features, and it is my intention to cover by this application any such changes which may be within the scope of the appended claims. t will be understood, for instance, vthat the form of the member 2O might be varied in a great many Ways and the principal objects of my device might l still be secured.

I claim as my invention:

l. A detachable heel`lit, comprising a body of elastic material, a plate therein, spaced 'from the top and bottom and sides thereof, provided with pairs of holes and curved screw threaded rods extended through said pairs ot.' holes from below, one arm: ot each rod being designed to engage a shoe heel and the other being screw threaded and extended above .said body.

.It detachable heel li'lt, con'iprising a body of elastic material, a plan therein, a screw threaded device on said plate extending upm; Y .j heieifroin having a part serving as a spacing block, and a coasting screwthreaded de-, ice designed to be in a shoe heel Yfor securing the detachable heel `lift to a shoe.

3, A detachable heel,comprising a body ot elastic material, a plate therein, spaced 'from the top and bottom and sidesthereot and providedwith pairs of holes, curved screw threaded rods extended through said pairs of holes from below, onel arm of yeach rod extending upwardly almost to the upper surface of said body, and the other arm eX- tending above the body, and detachable engaging means on the upper ends ot' the latter arms.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a shoe having a. heel portion with a detachable heel iiit't, comprising a body' olf elastic material, a plate therein, spaced from the Ytop and bottom` and sides thereof and provided with pairs of holes, curved screw threaded rods extended through said pairs of holes from below, one arm of each rod being designed to engage a shoe heel and the other being screw threaded and extended above said body and-a plurality of internally screw threaded cylinders lembedded in said. shoe heel and formed with llat enlarged heads having slots to receive a screw driver, said cylinders` being received on said screw threaded ends.

Des Moines, iowa, October S, 19123.. FRJHICIS A. SAIXACSON.

Witnesses S. ROMA-Nron', M. lVALLAon. 

